This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Geography > Physical Features Of India > Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which island has a bird sanctuary? A) Kavatti. B) Maldives. C) Pitti. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pitti. 2. The altitudinal variations are ..... in the eastern half than those in the western half. A) Smaller. B) Narrower. C) Wider. D) Greater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greater. 3. Which desert is known for its extreme climate and sand dunes? A) Sahara Desert. B) Thar Desert. C) Arabian Desert. D) Gobi Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thar Desert. 4. Which of these is not a tributary of the Indus? A) Beas. B) Sutlej. C) Yamuna. D) Chenab. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yamuna. 5. THE NORTHERN PLAINS ARE ALSO CALLED A) THE GANGA BASIN. B) THE INDUS BASIN. C) Indo-Ganga Brahmaputra Pine. D) THE RAJASTHAN PLAIN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indo-Ganga Brahmaputra Pine. 6. Ganga plains extends between ..... A) Teesta. B) Ghaggar and Teesta. C) Ghaggar. D) Ganga and Testa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ghaggar and Teesta. 7. Mussoorie, Nainital, Ranikhet are located in A) Himachal Range & Uttarakhand. B) Shivalik Range & Himachal Pradesh. C) Himachal Range & Uttarakhand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himachal Range & Uttarakhand. 8. Of.Height of Himandri A) 5000m. B) 1000m. C) 6000m. D) 7 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6000m. 9. Which group of island was known as Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindive? A) Lakshadweep. B) Andaman and Nicobar. C) Maldives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lakshadweep. 10. Shipkila, dawn, nathula and moment are- A) Peaks. B) Passes. C) Ranges. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passes. 11. Eastward extension of central highlands A) Bundelkhand. B) Baghelkhand. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 12. The parts of himalayas lying between Indus and Satluj has been traditionally known as A) Nepal Himalayas. B) Eat Himalayas. C) Assam Himalayas. D) Punjab Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Punjab Himalayas. 13. Which of these is not a major river of the Northern Plains? A) Indus. B) Brahmaputra. C) Narmada. D) Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narmada. 14. According to relief northern plain is divided A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which part of the Himalayas is perennially snowbound? A) Great Himalayas or Himadri. B) Lesser Himalayas or Himachal. C) Shivlikes. D) Purvanchal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great Himalayas or Himadri. 16. The newer younger deposits of the flood plains are called ..... A) Thought. B) Break. C) Khadar. D) Terai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Khadar. 17. The Ganga plain extends between ..... and ..... rivers. A) Jhelum, Chenab. B) Indus, Sutlej. C) Beas, Ravi. D) Ghaggar, Teesta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ghaggar, Teesta. 18. WIDTH OF SHIVALIKS A) 10-50 KM. B) 15-20 KM. C) 87-47 KM. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10-50 KM. 19. Tick the state that does not lie in the Deccan plateau. A) Karnataka. B) Jharkhand. C) Punjab. D) Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punjab. 20. Which river marks the easternmost boundary of India? A) Yamuna. B) Brahmaputra. C) Indus. D) Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahmaputra. 21. Dun valleys are found in ..... A) Himadri. B) Lesser Himalaya. C) Shivalik. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shivalik. 22. Standard meridian of India A) 82$^\circ$30. B) 82$^\circ$50. C) 97$^\circ$25. D) 68$^\circ$7. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 82$^\circ$30. 23. Geologically, the ..... constitutes one of the ancient landmasses on the earth's surface. A) Northern Plain. B) Himalayas. C) Peninsular Plateau. D) Coastal Plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peninsular Plateau. 24. The peninsular plateau is composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks with gently rising hills and wide valleys. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Deccan Plateau in on ..... part of country A) Western. B) Northern. C) Eastern. D) Southern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southern. 26. Which of the following is responsible for the variation in the colour of soil in different parts of India? A) Difference in rock formations. B) Weathering. C) Land use. D) Erosion and deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difference in rock formations. 27. The northern part of the western coast is called the A) Konkan. B) Heels. C) Malabar coast. D) Coromandel coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Konkan. 28. Which one of the following is odd in this group? A) The Kannad Plain. B) The Northern Circar. C) The Malabar Coast. D) The Konkan Coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Northern Circar. 29. The Eastern Coastal plains are divided into ..... A) Northern Circars and Coromandel Coast. B) Coromandel Coast and Malabar Coast. C) Gujarat Coast, Konkan Coast and Malabar Coast. D) Northern Circars and Konkan Coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Northern Circars and Coromandel Coast. 30. The Earth has been formed out of how many plates? A) Five major and some minor plates. B) Seven major and some minor plates. C) Six major and some minor plates. D) Eight major and some minor plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seven major and some minor plates. 31. The Himalayan uplift out of the ..... sea. A) Arabian. B) Mediterranean. C) Red. D) Tethys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tethys. 32. Which valley is located in Himachal Pradesh? A) Silent Valley. B) Brahmaputra Valley. C) Kangra Valley. D) Barak Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kangra Valley. 33. What is the locally name of the wet and swampy belt of the Northern plains? A) Chaos. B) Break. C) Terai. D) Doab. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terai. 34. Northern most range of himalaya A) Purvanchal. B) Himachal. C) Himandri. D) Shivalik. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himandri. 35. Himalayas are the result of the collision of ..... A) PENINSULAR PLATE WITH EURASIAN PLATE. B) AUSTRALIAN PLATE AND PACIFIC PLATE. C) EURASIAN PLATE AND SOUTH AMERICAN PLATE. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PENINSULAR PLATE WITH EURASIAN PLATE. 36. Select unstable land A) Coastal plains. B) Northern plains. C) Himalayas. D) Peninsular plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himalayas. 37. The plains among the bay of Bengal are referred to in the northern part as A) Kaveri. B) Northern Plains. C) Coromandel. D) Northern circar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Northern circar. 38. In which group of islands is active volcano found? A) Lakshwadeep. B) Daman & Diu. C) Andaman & Nicobar. D) Maldives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Andaman & Nicobar. 39. Distance from leh to kanyakumari, north to south A) 3214 km. B) 5436 km. C) 2071 km. D) 1737 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3214 km. 40. Bandipur National Park is situated in ..... A) Kerala. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tamil Nadu. 41. Established in 1936 ..... is India's first national park A) Bandhavgarh National Park. B) Indravati National Park. C) Jim Corbett National park. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jim Corbett National park. 42. How many states does india have (excluding union territories) A) 29. B) 30. C) 25. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 29. 43. What are Lesser Himalayas known as? A) Himachal. B) Himadri. C) Purvanchal. D) Shivlikes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himachal. 44. Which of the following is not a Physical features of India A) The Island. B) Oceans. C) Indian desert. D) Peninsular Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceans. 45. Which of the following has not been a factor in the creation and modification of India's relief features? A) Geological formations. B) Population density. C) Weathering. D) Erosion and deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population density. 46. The part of the himalayas lying between the rivers Kali and Teesta is known as ..... A) Punjab himalayas. B) Assam himalayas. C) Eat Himalayas. D) Nepal himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nepal himalayas. 47. What is the northern part of continent Pangea Known As? A) Gondwana Land. B) Northern Plains. C) Angara Land. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Angara Land. 48. Which is the longest river in South India? A) Tungabhadra River. B) Godavari River. C) Kaveri River. D) Krishna River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Godavari River. 49. The Kangra and Kullu valley are located in A) Uttarakhand. B) Jammu and kashmir. C) Himachal Pradesh. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Himachal Pradesh. 50. What is a valley? A) A long stream of water. B) Lower land between hills or mountains. C) A large, flat land area. D) Piece of land surrounded by water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower land between hills or mountains. 51. Barchans are found in A) Plains. B) Plateaus. C) Hilly regions. D) Desert regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desert regions. 52. Which river plain is known as the 'rice bowl' of India? A) Ganges River Plain. B) Brahmaputra River Plain. C) Indus River Plain. D) Yamuna River Plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges River Plain. 53. Which of the folllowing's core is composed of granite? A) Himadri. B) Shivlikes. C) Himachal. D) Purvanchals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himadri. 54. How many parts can the Himalayan mountains be divided into longitudinally and latitudanally respectively A) 3, 5. B) 4, 5. C) 3, 4. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3, 4. 55. NORTHERN PLAIN DIVISION ON THE BASIS OF RELIEF ARE A) Thought, terrai, breaking & god. B) PUNJAB PLAINS, GANGES PLAINS & BRAHMAPUTRA PLAINS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thought, terrai, breaking & god. 56. AVERAGE HEIGHT OF SHIWALIKS A) 900 METRES-1100 METRES. B) 400 METRES-8907 METRES. C) 7098 METRES-6547 METRES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 900 METRES-1100 METRES. 57. ..... is the himalayan river A) Kaveri. B) Nile. C) Ganga. D) Garnish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganga. 58. From west to east, the divisions of the Himalayas are demarcated by river valleys. The part of the Himalayas lyingbetween the Satluj and Kali rivers is known as. A) Assam Himalayas. B) Punjab Himalayas. C) Nepal Himalayas. D) Kumaon Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kumaon Himalayas. 59. HIGHEST PEAK IN THE INDIAN HIMALAYAS A) MT. EVEREST. B) KARAKORAM. C) Kanchenjung. D) Nanda Devi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kanchenjung. 60. Which island lies closer to the malabar coast of Kerela? A) Andaman and Nicobar. B) Pitti island. C) Coral island. D) Lakshadweep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lakshadweep. Next →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 2Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 3Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 4Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 5Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 6 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books